Monday, December 1, 2008

We had friends & family over for Thanksgiving dinner...it amazed me how many people were puzzled by our large & mostly empty frame hanging in the living room. It only houses a small card my friend Aisling gave me in its lower corner.

All sorts of questions were asked about it, "What project are you working on?" "Where is that going?" "When will we hang the picture to go with it?" "Why is it empty?" "Why is the card off-center?"

I got the frame for a few bucks because I thought it was absolutely beautiful, with its understated colors and design...to me the thing is beautiful as is...anyway, if you are ever inviting a large group of friends to your house, try it, hang an empty frame and watch the conversation flow...as they drive home they'll probably discuss the strong possibility of Baker-acting you, but at least you'll have your fun.

When I hang it I did not mean for it to become a social psychology experiment but it turns out it did turn quite psychological...or psychotic, whichever you prefer ☺

Oh, and if you have a Joanne's near you, that's where I got that frame...they usually have a back hidden corner where their made to order frames are for sale (I think due to some dummy mismeasuring the thing) super cheapo...take a looky when you go there.

Note to Darla- Just a heads up when your comments come in they come into my email with all sorts of warnings and red alerts, when I try to post them from my blog they sometimes post and sometimes just disappear, sorry about that...not sure how to fix it...I think I got a bug from a guy's comment (that actually looked like spam) and I am researching how to fix it...

HOLA!

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"I am a pessimistic about the human race because it is too ingenious for its own good. Our approach to nature is to beat it into submission. We would stand a better chance of survival if we accommodated ourselves to this planet & viewed it appreciatively instead of skeptically & dictatorially."

E. B. White

WHERE?Central Florida. Orlando area. Zone 9B-ish.

WHO?Two people crazy about all things outdoorsy.One doing most of the planting, writing and pic taking.The other lovingly supporting this typer's addiction in every conceivable way.

Plants I will not love again

**To see pics and additional info go to the top left of the blog and type the plant's name in the "search blog" box**

♠ Bolivian Sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia). Lovely IF you have the space for a gigantic shrub.♠ Mexican Petunia (Ruellia brittoniana)...weedy!♠ White Buttercup- Pic posted on June 6. Lovely but becomes very weedy in the end.♠ Spider plant...in pots it is okay, but when planted on the ground...oh boy, talk about weedy!♠ Potato vine, the regular fast spreading ground cover sold in stores. Impossible to ever get rid of!

SEEDS FOR TRADE

The list is always changing...if you'd like seeds for any of the plants you see here just ask, chances are I either have some now or will gather some soon.Just post a comment and that will trigger an email to me. Blogger does not automatically trigger an email to you with my response so you'd have to come back and check it...a little work, I know, but so worth it, no? ☺

COOL BOOKS

The Happiness Hypothesis, Jonathan Haidt

The Myth of Mental Illness, Thomas S. Szasz

Zen & The Art of Motorcycle maintenance, Robert M. Pirsig

Wine & War, Don & Petie Kladstrup

The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran

From Beirut to Jerusalem, Thomas Friedman

Questioning the Millennium, Stephen Jay Gould

The Mismeasure of Man, Stephen Jay Gould

Siddharta, Hermann Hesse

The Battle for God, Karen Armstrong

The Lost Continent, Bill Bryson

Neither Here Nor There, Bill Bryson

The Mother Tongue, Bill Bryson

How the Mind Works, Steven Pinker

The Blank Slate, Steven Pinker

Toxic Psychiatry, Breggin

Care of the Soul, Thomas Moore

Modern Man in Search of a Soul, C.G. Jung

The Journey to the East, Hermann Hesse

How Proust Can Change Your Life, Alain de Botton

Status Anxiety, Alain de Botton

On Love, Alain de Botton

Kiss & Tell, Alain de Botton

The Romantic Movement, Alain de Botton

The Consolations of Philosophy, Alain de Botton

Proust Was a Neuroscientist, Jonah Lehrer

On Being Certain-Believing You Are Right Even When You Are Not, Robert A. Burton